They also think they can explain the bright flash seen from the earth earlier this month: it was a meteor, though a small one that didn't get very far.

他们还认为他们可以解释本月早些时候，从地球上看到的明亮闪光，尽管是很小的一颗流星，但没有飞多远。

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Photos and video show the bright flash as an Earth-size fireball rises above Jupiter's atmosphere on June 3 at 4:31 p.m. ET.

照片和视频记录下了去年6月3日美国东部时间下午4点31分木星大气层出现地球大小火球时的强烈闪光。

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The main follow on was a flash warming of the Earth.

紧接其后的就是地球的急速变暖。

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The Flash player is the most widely available software on Earth, according to Adobe.

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The new data may be the latest flash point in the debate over the reason behind Earth's rising temperatures.

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